Baby showers are becoming more and more popular, and like most things, they have become over commercialised. Many of the presents given are left unused once baby arrives, and a lot of mums are crying out for more practical presents. So I wanted to give some ideas for a slightly different kind of baby shower. (Feel free to add your own suggestions in a comment below)

"Childbirth is an experience in a woman’s life that holds the power to transform her foreverPassing through these powerful gates - in her own way - remembering all the generations of women who walk with her....She is never alone." - Suzanne Arms

"The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new." - Rajneesh

"There is power that comes to women when they give birth. They don't ask for it, it simply invades them. Accumulates like clouds on the horizon and passes through, carrying the child with it." - Sheryl Fiedman

"When you change the way you view birth, the way you birth will change." - Marie Mongan

Music:'Baby love' The Supremes'Count on Me' Bruno Mars'Haven't Met you Yet' Michael Buble'Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World' by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole'Hey Ho' The Lumineers'I'm Yours' Jason Mraz'Baby, Now That I've Found You' The Foundations'Be My Baby' The Ronettes'Can't take my eyes of you' Frankie Vallie'Isn't She Lovely' Stevie Wonder'Just the two of us' Will Smith'Yellow' Coldplay'Sweet Child O Mine' Guns & Roses